Oil lantern construction



Aug. 18, 1936. A. J. PERKINS I on, LANTERN CONSTRUCTION Filed April 12, 1954 NVENTOR ALFRED IBEX/(1M5 BY ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 18, 1936 on. LANTERN CONSTRUCTION Alfred J. Perkins, Warsaw, N. Y., assignor to Embury Manufacturing 00., Warsaw, N. Y., a corporation of New York C Application April 12,

i v 3 Claims.

This invention relates to oil lantern constructions and has for one of its objects to provide an improved form of air intake and air chamber surrounding the burner of the lantern which are so arranged that the force of even extremely strong winds and air currents cannot penetrate to the burner flame and blow it out.

Another object of this invention is to provide the lantern with a novel form of globe seat surrounding the burner which keeps strong air currents from entering at the bottom of the globe.

A further object of this invention is to surround the lantern globe with a guard which is mounted on top of a large font and supports the dome of the lantern directly from the font.

All these and other objects and advantages of this invention will become more readily apparent from the detailed description thereof which follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 is a partial side elevation and vertical sectional view of the novel lantern construction.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the lantern without the globe the section being taken 2 on the line 2a:2:z: of Figure 1 looking down onto the font of the lantern.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the lantern without the globe and taken on the line 3a:3a: of Figure 1 looking up to the dome of the lantern.

In the several figures of the drawing like reference numerals indicate like parts.

The novel lantern construction forming the subject matter of this invention comprises a large cylindrical font I which is reinforced at the bottom around the outer edge by the wire loop 2. A cylindrical partition 3 is held centrally of the font by the cover 4. On top of the font is provided the air chamber 5 which has an inclined outer wall 6, a substantially flat bottom I forming part of the cover of the font and a vertical cylindrical inner wall 8. At the top of this air chamber between the top of the outer inclined wall and the top of the cylindrical vertical wall is provided the annular channel seat 9 into which the bottom flange ID of the lantern globe II is adapted to telescope and seat itself therein. As will be seen from an inspection of the sectional portion of the air chamber 5, the inner wall of the annular channel seat 9 is higher than the outer wall thereof over which the globe projects in order to completely seal the flange IU of the globe into the annular seat and prevent 1934, Serial No. 720,254

the admission of air into the globe at the bottom The cylindrical inner wall 8 of the air chamber 5 forms a well I2 in which the lantern burner I3 is mounted. The air intake for the air chamber 5 5 is provided by two rows of small openings l4 and i5 arranged circumferentially near the top of the inclined outer wall 6 thereof. The upper row of openings M is preferably located in front of the annular channel seat 9 so that the air 10 entering these openings is deflected downwardly into the chamber 5 and deflects with it the air entering the lower row of openings I5. In this way the air entering the air chamber 5 is baffled and cannot immediately enter the burner well I2 15 thru the outlets 16. Therefore no matter how strong the current of air is which enters the air chamber, the force of it is greatly diminished before the air leaves the chamber thru the outlet openings [6 in the inner wall 8 and enters the well I2 of the burner. The oxygen for the combustion of the oil is thus supplied by an air current which at no time is strong enough to cause the flame of the burner to be blown out thereby.

This is further helped by the outer inclined wall 6 in Which the air inlet openings are located. This inclined wall causes the air currents to strike the openings l4 and I5 at an angle which deflects part of the air current past the openings and keeps the full force of the air currents from entering the air chamber 5.

The guard, surrounding the lantern globe II, is made up of a series of vertical rod members I! which are bent outwardly at the bottom to nest into the depressions l8 and are welded or soldered thereinto. At the top the vertical rod members are provided with suitable eyes to support the horizontal top member [9 of the guard. At a point substantially in the middle, the vertical rod members are surrounded by the circular wire member 20 which is suitably soldered or welded thereto.

As illustrated in Figure 3 the horizontal top member I 9 of the guard has integrally formed thereon at diametrically opposite points the outwardly and upwardly projecting ears 2| and 22 which support the bale 23 of the lantern between them. The horizontal top member [9 of the guard is also offset between two of the vertical rod members as indicated at 24 and to this offset portion is hinged the dome 25 so as to swing thereon. 7

Within the dome 25 is yieldingly suspended the cap 26 which telescopes over the top. of the globe ll. Air enters this cap thru the openings V 21 and is deflected upwardly therein by the inclined bafiles 28. The air thus entering at the bination of a'vburner 'well located'on top of the font centrally thereof and open at'the top and closed at the bottom, an air cha'n iber surrounding said burner well and having a. closed top and bottom, an inclinedfwall oh the outsidefo'f' said air chamber having inlet: openings therein, a wall separating said air chamber from said burner Welland having outlet openings therein substantially opposite to said inlet openingsand leading from said air chamber into said well. 7

2. 'Th'econstruction in an oil lantern as *set forth in claim 1 with an annular channel seat provided on top of said air chamber so as to have its sides and bottom extend into said air chamber between its inlet and outlet openings in the outer and inner wall thereof. 7

3.'In an oil lantern having a font, the com-l bination of a burner well'located on top of the font centrally thereof and open at the top, an air chamber surrounding saidr welliand having a closed top and bottom, 'an inclined wall on the outside of said air chamber having inlet openings therein, a 'wall separating said chamber "from said burner well and having outlet opening's therein'leading from said air chamber into said well, an annular channel seat provided in "the top of said air chamber and extending thereinto between its inlet and outlet 'openingswlth, the outside wall of said annular channel provldiii'g a balfle re'r the air entering the intake openings in the inclined outer wall of the air chamber. M 

